Hepatitis E virus infection among rural Afro-descendant communities from the eastern Brazilian Amazon

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. Revista

Souza, Alex Junior Souza de¹ 

[1]Instituto Evandro Chagas, Belém, Brasil

关键词: Hepatitis E;    Quilombola;    Zoonosis.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-0394-2017

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTIONThe prevalence, public health impact, and epidemiological characteristics of hepatitis E virus (HEV) are poorly understood in Brazil.METHODSSerum samples from 535 individuals from three rural Afro-descendant communities located in eastern Brazilian Amazon were collected in October 2015 and tested for presence of anti-HEV IgM and IgG antibodies. Serologically positive samples were also tested for HEV-RNA.RESULTSTwo cases were confirmed for anti-HEV IgM (0.3 %) and two cases for anti-HEV IgG (0.3 %). No sample was positive for HEV-RNA.CONCLUSIONSResults indicated low prevalence of HEV infection in Afro-descendant rural communities from the eastern Brazilian Amazon.

【 授权许可】

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